All Supermarkets articles – Page 90
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s call for healthier suppliers sets the pace for a better food system
The Fit for Growth reset sends a powerful signal to the market, says Dominie Fearn, co-founder of Uproar
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Comment & OpinionWhen will Ocado translate its promise into performance?
Ocado is a remarkable idea but the future promises are wearing thin – even if its backers are resolute, says Richard Curry, head of retail at Rapleys
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Range PreviewStuffing inspiration and sparkling salmon: Waitrose Christmas range 2023
Waitrose is already gearing up for the holiday season. Here’s a sneak peek at its Christmas range for 2023, featuring over 140 new products
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NewsSainsbury’s cuts price of toilet and kitchen roll for second time in two months
The £4m investment comes after the supermarket saw wholesale pulp costs fall
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Analysis & FeaturesExtended producer responsibility: industry reacts to delay to controversial packaging rules
As Defra confirmed extended producer responsibility delay, The Grocer rounds up the reaction from key figures in the industry
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NewsNearly a third of multibuy offers are on HFSS products, research says
The Food Foundation is urging retailers to include more fruit and veg in bogof deals
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Tesco’s ‘Fit for Growth’ reset demand too much of suppliers?
Tesco says deflation in electricity and packaging costs means suppliers can help it drop prices. But critics say it is asking too much for too little
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Range PreviewSupermarket Christmas ranges 2023
Here’s a preview of this year’s Christmas ranges before they land on supermarket shelves
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are supermarkets ignoring the Better Chicken Commitment?
Despite ‘Frankenchicken’ headlines and activist campaigns designed to shame retailers, few have adopted the BCC poultry welfare standard
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Comment & OpinionAs the CMA’s food price probe goes upstream, will it get lost in the weeds?
After the war of words over “rip-off” fuel prices, a more placatory tone was struck this week by the Competition & Markets Authority towards supermarkets
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NewsAldi to donate 1.5 million meals over the school summer holidays
The donations will be made via redistribution platform Neighbourly
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Bodmin: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Taste the Difference is a credit to Sainsbury’s and the quality we have’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s on a winning streak with excellent staff
Sainsbury’s marked its third consecutive win with its Bodmin store
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Comment & OpinionCMA turns attention to suppliers, but what will ‘profiteering’ probe achieve?
Timing, it seems, is everything these days, but especially when it comes to announcements from the competition watchdog
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NewsDefra director David Kennedy to leave for private sector role
Kennedy spent six years at Defra and eight years in total in the civil service, and is now moving on to a role at EY
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NewsCompetition watchdog probe clears supermarkets of profiteering
The next stage of the probe will look at whether large branded suppliers hold too much sway in negotiations
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NewsSainsbury’s increases number of Aldi Price Match lines by a quarter
However, the recent expansion has involved Sainsbury’s matching a number of different SKUs to a single one at Aldi, helping boost the total
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s Nectar Prices expansion is a strategy that works
Sainsbury’s has bolstered the number of products in its scheme to 3,500 – a huge sum for an initiative launched just this April
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Comment & OpinionHow to wield soft power in fmcg
A company’s influence is about more than just its products, brands or shops, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Category ReportHow babycare is raising its value game
As prices soar in the baby & toddler aisle, parents are trading down to own label and hunting for deals. What are retailers and brands doing to capitalise?